15 JANUARY 1927, page 1

News Of The Week

A GRAVE situation was undoubtedly created by the withdrawal of the British naval force from the Concession at Hankow, but in our judgment the British Government hiiVe followed......

Not, Of Course, That We Can Forcibly Intervene To Separate

the Chinese from the Russians, but we can by such a wise policy as the Government have so far pursued prove to the Chinese that Russian supervision is not merely unnecessary but......

In One Important Respect The Chinese Could Learn A Valuable

lesson from Japan. When Japan emerged from her hermit state and desired to place herself in free contact with the outside world she had an even longer road to travel than lies......

Mr. Chen Is Always In Danger Of Impaling Himself On

dilemmas of his own creation. He finds fault with Great Britain for allowing the northern militarists to collect surtaxes. He says that Great Britain is thus " financing the......

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The Index To Volume 137 Of The Spectator For The

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